My issue with polygamy is that there is rarely any discussion of polyandry.
The cultures that currently allow multiple spouses generally only allow men to have multiple wives and not the other way around. And there is a strong correlation between those religions/cultures that allow polygamy and those that have a long way to go in terms of respecting the rights and equality of women. In many of these "marriages" the women are conditioned from their teen years to be barefoot and pregnant.
So, is it possible to have multiple spouses without infringing on the human rights of anyone? Sure. I suppose. However, I am concerned that far more damage will be done by legitimizing polygamy than rejecting it. I'm certainly with Jammies that consenting adults should be able to enter into any romantic arrangement that they so desire. I'm just concerned that there would be far more polygamist marriages where the women are viewed as objects than there would be polygamist marriages where the women are viewed as equals.
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